<i>In situ</i> gelling and dissolvable hydrogels for use as on-demand wound dressings for burns
Katherine Cook, Nada Naguib, Jack R. Kirsch, Katherine Hohl, Aaron H. Colby, Robert L. Sheridan, Edward K. Rodriguez, Ara Nazarian, Mark W. Grinstaff
Abstract
Currently, no dressings utilized in burn clinics provide adhesion, hydration or mechanical strength on the same order as human skin as well as the ability to be atraumatically removed.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsBurn woundIn vivoIn situWound healingBiomedical engineeringHuman skinMaterials scienceChemistrySurgeryMedicinePolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryBiotechnologyBiologyGeneticsWound Healing and TreatmentsSurgical Sutures and AdhesivesBurn Injury Management and Outcomes